RAINE, Sarah

RAINE, VERTS, CREWDSON, WHITE, BAKER, SCHNECKLOTH, ALTEKRUSE, EVANS, CHOATE, BOYLE, WILKINSON, MCPHERRON, ALTEKRUSE, KIER, PIKE, SHEPARD, DOWNEY

Posted By: Eldon Clark (email)
Date: 11/9/2004 at 17:04:46

Mrs. Sarah Raine is Laid to Rest

"Grandma" Raine as she was lovingly called by the many who knew her, passed peacefully into that sleep which knows no earthly wakening on last Tuesday. She had reached the advanced age of 87 years, and death came as the natural consequence of time. Funeral services were held Friday afternoon in the Myers Funeral home with Rev. L. W. Verts of the Baptist church and Rev. Dow Crewdson of the Christian church in charge. Music was furnished by a quartet consisting of Tom White, Gerald Baker, Mrs. Martha Schneckloth and Mrs. Carmen Altekruse, with Miss Elsie Evans at the piano. Tennyson's "Crossing the Bar," was read by Mrs. Frank Choate.

Pallbearers were Louis Boyle, C. R. Wilkinson, Ralph McPherron, jr., Haldon Altekruse, Ronald Kier and Harry Pike. Members of the Eastern Star attended the services is a body and the funeral service of the order was given at the grave in the Glenwood cemetery.

Sarah Ann Raine was born in Ringgold, Morgan county, Ohio, February 24, 1851 and departed this life August 9, 1938, at the age of 87 years, six months and 16 days.

When quite young she, with her parents, Dr. A. H. and Elizabeth Shepard and two older brothers, moved to Nelsonville, Ohio.

On her eighteenth birthday she was united in marriage to I. J. Downey, son of a First Presbyterian minister, at Nelsonville. To this union was born one son, Earl.

On September 10, 1878 she was married to Frank Raine and to this union were born four sons, Fred, Guy, Ross and Don, and one daughter Lillian.

In 1902, she, with her family moved to Mills county and has since lived in and near Glenwood.

There remain to mourn her passing, her children, Earl, Guy, Don and Lillian, thirteen grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren; also one sister, Laura, who still resides at Nelsonville, Ohio, and numerous other relatives.

Mrs. Raine had been a member of the Baptist church for many years, and during the active years of her life found a great joy in the social contact of her church and in the fraternal orders of which she was an active member, among these being, in addition to the Eastern Star, the Rebekahs, the Pythian Sisters and the W. R. C. Mrs. Raine was a woman of talent and pleasing personality, who made many lasting friendships. She retained a youthful interest in life throughout all her years. She will long live in the memory of not only her relatives, but the many friendships she made along the pathway of her life's journey.